Search for dissertations about: "Design for Environment DfE"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words Design for Environment DfE.
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1. Assessing design strategies for improved life cycle environmental performance of vehicles
Abstract : Vehicle manufactures have adopted different strategies for improving the environmental performance of their fleet including lightweight design and alternative drivetrains such as EVs. Both strategies reduce energy during use but may result in a relative increase of the impact during other stages. READ MORE
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2. Integration of Design for Environment in the vehicle manufacturing industry in Sweden : Focus on practices and tools
Abstract : Design for Environment (DfE) promotes the systematic consideration of environmental aspects during product design and development. Despite the maturity of concepts and tools in literature, efficient implementation in industries is reported to be low. READ MORE
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3. Tools for eco-efficiency in the printing industry
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4. Engineering Designers' Requirements on Design for Environment Methods and Tools
Abstract : Given a special focus on Design for Environment (DfE) methods and tools, the objectives of this thesis are to, “Identify basic design-related requirements that a method or tool should fulfill in order to become actively used by engineering designers”, and to “Investigate how those basic requirements could be used to make DfE methods and tools more actively used in industry among engineering designers”. The research has shown that designers in general have three main purposes for utilizing methods and tools, of which the last two could be seen as subsets of the first one. READ MORE
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5. Green Concurrent Engineering: a model for DFE management programs
Abstract : Environmental considerations in product development are increasingly dealt with in the framework of certified environmental management systems such as ISO 14001. This allows industry to set objectives and assign responsibility for continuous improvement for DFE activities and environmental performance of products in DFE management programs. READ MORE